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== American Academy of Pediatrics policy changes == | == American Academy of Pediatrics policy changes == | ||
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) formed a task force under the chairmanship of the late [[Edgar J. Schoen]] to reconsider its 1975 policy statement. This task force issued a statement in 1989 which cited the UTI papers of [[Thomas E. Wiswell]] as a reason that one might circumcise a child., but it included a disclaimer. The report stated: | The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) formed a [[American_Academy_of_Pediatrics#Third_policy_.28| 1989 task force]] under the chairmanship of the late [[Edgar J. Schoen]] to reconsider its 1975 policy statement. This task force issued a statement in 1989 which cited the UTI papers of [[Thomas E. Wiswell]] as a reason that one might circumcise a child., but it included a disclaimer. The report stated: | ||
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It should be noted that these studies in army hospitals are retrospective in design and may have methodologic flaws. For example, they do not include all boys born in any single cohort or those treated as outpatients, so the study population may have been influenced by selection bias.<ref>{{REFjournal | It should be noted that these studies in army hospitals are retrospective in design and may have methodologic flaws. For example, they do not include all boys born in any single cohort or those treated as outpatients, so the study population may have been influenced by selection bias.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||